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Just the Rules: Is the On-Site Appeals Committee Still Relevant?

Did you know you can appeal a TD’s ruling right there at your event’s site? There are some hoops to jump through first, but it is possible (…

Fighting Spirit in the Southern California Championship

This year's Southern California Champion is seventeen-year-old FM Michael Brown. "I love chess simply because of its complexity. I can never sit… Read More »

Denker, Barber and NGIT Fields Set

The Denker tournament of high school champions, the Barber tournament of K-8 champs and the National Girls Invitational will coincide with the US… Read More »

From Texas to Ontario: Claudia on the North American Junior

Claudia Muñoz writes about her journey to the 2015 North American Junior Championships, which runs in Kitchener, Canada from July 26 - 30.Read More »

Inspired Chess in Vegas

You are driving through the desert at night. Two headlights are all you have to illuminate a small, two-lane road. On each side of you, there is only… Read More »

Sarkar on Norm #3: Location, Location, Location

Justin Sarkar, Photo Cathy Rogers, Iceland 2015 At the UTB May GM norm round robin, I began by playing the lowest seed, a 2100 in a super strong… Read More »

Acrobats & Pandas: Alisa's World Team Photo Tour

After five rounds of the Women's World Team Championships, the team finally got some much-needed rest. We had all played 11 arduous rounds of the U.S… Read More »

Eric Rosen on Final IM Norm: Keys to Success

If someone had told me before Philly Open, that I would clinch my 3rd IM Norm with a round to spare, I wouldn't have believed them. Going into the...… Read More »

Shankland on His Rise from GM to Top Hundred: Part II

GM Sam Shankland continues his series on breaking the top 100 players in the World. Read Part I here and also see his 2014 Best of CLO award. 6. One… Read More »

Best of CLO 2014 #1: GM Finegold on Chess Resolutions

Best of CLO #1 is Finegold's Chess Resolutions by GM Ben Finegold. "Extremely fluid and conversational, when Ben talks/writes about chess, it is a...… Read More »

Shankland on His Rise from GM to Top Hundred: Part I

Photo: Yevgeny Surov I am American born and raised, there is no chess culture in my family, I played my first tournament at an age when most top...… Read More »

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